Free Web NovelChapter 41: Chapter 41: Moral Choice Question
"Talent Sequence, Mutation Entry, these are two corresponding forces, yet the former is actually more powerful, but those capable of awakening a rare Sequence are few and far between."
"Although the people inside the tower generally believe that the earlier Sequences are rarer, there is actually an exception to this.
Some specific number Sequences, when adjacent to each other, can form a certain combination. Despite being low-level Sequences, on some occasions, they can be more effective than rare Sequences."
This is easy to understand, it sounds a bit like combo moves? The bond in card games?
Cain gave an example that was directly related to Yang Zhen and his group.
"For example, Sequence 777: Wheel of Sorrows and Joys, and Sequence 666: Kiss of Satan. They can trigger a combined Sequence effect: Fate Snatching, which brings misfortune to anyone outside the two Sequence bearers during a certain period. Meanwhile, the bearers of the Sequences enjoy the benefits derived from the sacrifice of others."
The Unlucky ones already have a tough life, and yet they have to be drained of luck by the King of Fortune? Is there any justice? Are there any laws?
Bai Wu had already guessed the direction things were heading:
"Yang Zhen is the one who knew this secret and was the only one aware of the cycle of Fate Snatching. Under my guidance, they learned that a treasure of paramount importance was hidden here. But I also told them that if the group had the combination Sequence of Fate Snatching, the one who would ultimately obtain the treasure would certainly not be him. So, you may guess where is the owner of the Sequence 666, Kiss of Satan, now?"
He has, of course, been devoured by the Evil Fallen version of Dandelion.
It seems very likely to be that third brother or the second one. There’s no mention of Liang Yu and Qin Lin here.
Liang Yu certainly didn’t know; in his view, Yang Zhen assigned the more dangerous tasks to his second and third brothers due to personal grudges.
And Qin Lin knew even less.
He wasn’t even aware that someone in the group possessed Sequence 666. He was also oblivious to the fact that the Sequences could produce effects where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
"Moreover, I must mention the various evil deeds committed by Yang Zhen’s group of five. When they were miners, they caused large-scale mine collapses using these two types of Sequences."
"Whenever Yang Zhen decided to undertake a task, he would send the Sequence bearers to the white mine area to absorb fortune.
They did not do this just once or twice, and as a result, Yang Zhen, with the strong luck of his teammates, completed many missions, accumulating significant reputation among freelance mercenaries."
That does line up. Recalling his conversation with Yang Zhen, Bai Wu remembered that he was quite confident in his own fame.
"Of course, luck isn’t omnipotent. They are now in Dandelion’s stomach; no matter how fortunate they are, they can only be played with by Dandelion. According to my preliminary count, Yang Zhen’s group has been responsible for the deaths of more than two hundred people.
Ironically, the mining teams believed them to be experienced workers who could precisely avoid danger, having survived one mine disaster after another. Freelance mercenaries saw them as skilled veterans with high standing in the lower levels, leading ever better lives."
"I’m sorry to say, but there are no ghosts in this world, only Evil Fallen, and Evil Fallen cannot enter the High Tower. Those who died outside the Tower, transformed into Evil Fallen, cannot harm Yang Zhen and his group in any way; Yang Zhen’s life will not be affected in the slightest."
"And what about Qin Lin and Liang Yu? These two are not innocent. Although they do not know these secrets, as participants in evil actions, can they wash away their sins by claiming ignorance? If you do not kill Justice, but because of you, Justice dies, are you really blameless?"
"So the final question is still a multiple-choice one. Dandelion’s second phase is about to complete, a large amount of gastric fluid will soon surge from the ground. After so many years, it still delights in watching its prey corroded bit by bit by the gastric fluid."
"In the western part of this region lies a ship that can resist the corrosion of the gastric fluid. You must continuously leap among the giant woods to approach that ship, but be very careful not to fall, as the gastric fluid will instantly dissolve you."
"But that ship can accommodate at most four people. You can choose to leave directly, not take this test, and I’ll assume you choose to let them all die. Dandelion will continue to be in my custody."
"Or perhaps you are not an emotionless machine; do you plan to take one, two, or maybe three of them along?"
"I await your choice."
The record ends here.
From the way he speaks, Cain fits the image of the teacher I have in my mind.
If he were human... that would mean he has lived for seven hundred years?
Having memorized the entire Talent Sequence cycle table, a possibility flashed through Bai Wu’s mind.
Like Dandelion, he possesses Sequence 42: Endless Nirvana, which grants him an almost eternal lifespan by ceasing to age at the peak of his physical prime.
In seven hundred years, whether Cain still has other Sequences remains unknown. Moreover, it seems that Cain has visited the red area?
"So, could he and Dwarf be the highest combat power that I’m aware of so far?"
There’s not much time left, as Evil Fallen Dandelion is undergoing some sort of phase transition.
Bai Wu is also pondering how to break the game.
Thinking back to the note that mentioned someone had set up a similar clue here two days ago, there was also one in the Ninth Hospital.
This quickly reminded Bai Wu of something... The Traction Disc can return to scenes one has visited before, even if it’s past the three-day validity period of the number. freewebnovёl.ƈom
But the first scene I went to wasn’t directed by the Traction Disc. Why did I also encounter Cain’s disciple there?
Is it a coincidence? It’s as if Cain is monitoring me all the time.
But in reality, that possibility doesn’t exist; with Prayle’s Eye, Bai Wu is confident in avoiding any surveillance. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
"Looking at the earlier files, Cain doesn’t know who I am; maybe I wasn’t his initial target. Wait, the first one to enter the Ninth Hospital... was Dwarf?"
Wu Jiu?
It was like a light traversing through his mind, Bai Wu suddenly saw the light.
That’s right, in recent years, the most famous warrior in High Tower has been Wu Jiu. As a human, if Cain wants to destroy High Tower, he surely cannot bypass Wu Jiu.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the situation developing in an intriguing direction.
"Cain’s current attitude towards me doesn’t seem hostile, but more like he’s trying to test me, or even... recruit me?"
This problem is annoying.
Because Cain’s intention isn’t to stump me, but to measure which type I belong to.
He has already told me all the answers.
Either save none, one, two, or all three. Anyway, whatever I do, I can leave this place.
But still can’t escape Cain’s calculations.
Bai Wu could even predict the next scene from the Traction Disc, with Cain’s victorious expression, saying:
"Greetings, investigator. You have made an interesting, yet unsurprising choice."
That was utterly nauseating. So, Bai Wu was somewhat troubled about how to choose.
From a moral standpoint, Yang Zhen indeed deserves to die, but if he dies now, he dies a hero’s death.
People will remember him as the veteran miner, the mercenary elite, but those low-level miners he harmed, still cannot rest in peace.
Only the judicial Justice that Dwarf believes in can bring people like Yang Zhen to true retribution.
So here’s the dilemma: if I rescue Yang Zhen, Qin Lin, and Liang Yu, then I can’t take the pitiful thing in the box.
A voice came from the box:
"Dandelion, is that you?"
Bai Wu opened the box, and indeed, a human was hiding inside. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen, with a very ordinary face, the type that gives off the neighborly boy-next-door vibe. Even with timidity, he radiated an aura of innocence and kindness.
"Who... who are you? Where is Dandelion..."
The moment he saw this young man, Bai Wu smiled gently; he suddenly had an answer.
(There will be another update later)
